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Yeonmi Lee¹, Eunju Kang¹

¹Department of Convergence Medicine & Stem Cell Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.

|June 26, 2019

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Next-generation reproductive technologies like mitochondrial replacement and genetic correction offer new solutions for infertility and genetic diseases. Lab-grown germ cells from stem cells could enable transmission of genetic information without traditional gametes.

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Area of Science:

Reproductive biotechnology
Genetics
Stem cell biology

Background:

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have advanced significantly.
Infertility and genetic disease transmission pose challenges to reproduction.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce next-generation ART, including mitochondrial replacement technique (MRT) and genetic correction.
Explore germ cell generation from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) for genetic information transmission.

Main Methods:

Micromanipulation for genetic correction in eggs.
Generation of germ cells (sperm, oocytes) from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs).
Utilizing nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells (NT-ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Main Results:

Germ cells derived from NT-ESCs and iPSCs can inherit the full parental genome.
The generation of haploid chromosomes from diploid somatic cells is a key challenge.

Conclusions:

Next-generation ART offers novel approaches to overcome reproductive barriers.
Somatic cell-derived genetic information transmission holds promise for treating infertility and genetic diseases.
Further research is needed to address current scientific limitations.